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Someone told me since, the three vessel mentioned in the song have been decommissioned and scrapped decades ago and I imagine there probably won't be a Russian invader anymore... Chorus
The CFlíona, the Meabh and the MGucha The pFride of the Irish nFavy When Fthe Captain he blows on his whisGtle All the sailors go home for their tFea
WhileF the army is off in the KoGngo In CyFprus or some foreign paFrts Our nFavy is strained to the liGmits Deploying its nautical aFcts One dFay from the Russian invGader DefenFding our very odd fFish We foFund it was just the red herGring From the signals we got from the cFis'
Chorus Each year they go on manoeuvres To prepare for defence they are keen Sometimes it's the Lakes of Killarney More often the pond in the Green The canal it could be of assistance In defending our own holy ground But due to proposed legislation We'll have to sail all the way round Chorus We are a seafaring nation Defence of our land is a right We'd fight like the devil all morning Provided we're home by the night Chorus